The 29-year-old striker, who scored only five league goals for the White Hart Lane club last season but has three years left on his on £170,000-a-week contract.

Adebayor has returned to north London from compassionate leave following the funeral of his brother, but will have to train away from the first-team squad when they return from Thursday's first leg of their Europa League qualifier against Dinamo Tbilisi in Georgia.

Adebayor’s relationship with boss Andre Villas-Boas has markedly deteriorated and he has been left in no doubt that he is not in the Spurs manager’s plans for the coming season.